Georgina Febres-Cordero
Venezuelan nun
Who they were
Georgina Febres Cordero Troconis was born in Mérida, Venezuela, on 16 November 1861 into a distinguished family.
On 15 April 1903 she founded the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Rose of Lima, whose sisters ran schools, hospitals and homes for the vulnerable, especially children and the sick. She was known for great humility, tireless service, a spirit of sacrifice and a deep life of prayer. She died in 1925, and the Archdiocese of Mérida honours her as a Servant of God, with her cause still open.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
Founder of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Rose of Lima in Mérida, Venezuela.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Rose of Lima Saint“On 15 April 1903 she founded the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Rose of Lima, whose sisters ran schools, hospitals and homes for the vulnerable, especially children and the sick.” — this site's research
- Archdiocese of Mérida, Venezuela - Comunicaciones ArquiMérida, 4 July 2025 - 'A cien años de su partida, el tránsito a la santidad de la Madre Georgina Febres Cordero'
- Archdiocese of Mérida (Venezuela) — Madre Georgina Febres Cordero — Servant of God: her beatification process was opened in Mérida on 28 June 2005 and is still running; she is kept on 28 June in the Latin-American sanctoral.
- Wikidata Q5878069 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Georgina Febres-Cordero (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.